Paper article of head wear



Dec. 20, 1955 w. J. LONG 2,727,246

PAPER ARTICLE OF HEAD WEAR Filed May 2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 'flz'am Jlany BY y@ ywc ATTORNEY Dec. 20, 1955 w. J. LONG 2,727,246

PAPER ARTICLE 0E HEAD WEAR Filed May 2. 1952 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR Wil/2272 J any ATTORNEY United StatesY Patent PAPER ARTICLE ,oF HEADWEAR William J.;Long,"l)elaware, Ohio, assignor to White Castle y:Sy/stem, Lluc., Columbus, .z (lhioy al corporation oi. Deia- -ware This invention relates. te. ertieles.- of .head weer.;partien- .lerlvartieles adapted .fof .feminine use andbyitheseen- Aeased 4in various Qeeupatiene,..eueh asivaitreSeeauutseS, housemaids andvothers.

vIt `is an object of the iinvention. to A provide an, .article :of head vwearfor. the general purpose. stated, Ivir'nwliich,the article Vis,formed erx'tirely, in ysc'ifaras; the bodythereof is a concerned, frornp erlorotherssimilar. relatiyelyjnexpensive ,ilexible.me.1t,er1'e1,v `whereby .following .eerteieperiods of use of the article, the same maybeleconomically ,discarded and a newarticle. substitutedtherefonithus .avoidinglaunderingortother renovation of the article.

.Another object `of ,theJnventipi-i, is to i providea paper cap, Orpthersimilar articlewhich constitutesan improvement upontheconstructiondisclosedjn mysprior applica- Y tion, Serial No. 271,789,1liled February 15,195.2.

'In the rcap, articles, Edisclosedin, my, aforesaidpatent -`application, the, articlesare adapted to, be secured to 'the'head ofthe wearersthereof byr neans of. elastic bands,.t,he Alat- .,ter beige S `varranged that theenderthereef are-.fastened ,to thezarticles,;vso,that ,when the latter-arepositionedon `,the wearersfheed. the. bandemevtbe tehsined gebaut-.the ,back of.` the wearerslhead torhold theifarticles4 place. It has been found that the use of the elastic.baudsI isgobjectionable to many wearers. Users of the articles have discovered that,vvv the l. elastic.,vb`ands, p tapes,` or straps used in holding the articlesin place `tend v1:0,.interf'ere with and disarrange the style and appearance of lthe wearers hair. A\lso thetfelastic .devicesfare Vconsidered objectionable by jditerenti :users because ofthe. pressures. which` theyapply when;stretched. about the wearers head. i

rIt is the purpose. of. .thepresent invention toprovide a Qpaper cap .orarticle of head .wear .which whiledequately fulfilling the purposes for which itis., adapted to be used is so formed that rit-may be retained in place by a U- .shaped hoop-like securing member., normally..oncealed in the folds of the article, the construction and mounting of the device enables the same to apply suicient pressure to the head of the wearer to retain the device in its operative position and yet will avoid disarranging the wearers hair or causing physical discomfort.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a novel securing means for paper articles of head wear which may be readily inserted into or removed from an associated article, permitting the fastening appliance to be used repeatedly for successive articles as the latter are worn and minimizing expense in the use thereof.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a plan view of the blank from which the article of head wear comprising the present invention is formed;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the article disclosing the same in its nally folded form and adapted for use. In this figure, the hoop-like attaching member is shown in cross section in its operative position in the article.

2,727,246 Petemedjllee- A20,` M7255 kCC Fig. 3 Yis a vertical. sectional view taken onthe'line 3.-,1-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4is a fragmentary elevational viewA looking toward one of theplowerl insidecorners of thefarticle and showing .a lmodified form of pocketfor lthe reception of the me ymovable endsl of the fastening hoop;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view. disclosing a furthermodied form of lthe invention;

Fig. p6 isa vertical longitudinal sectionalviewtaken through the article illustrated in Fig. 5

-;F 1'g. 7 is a detail perspective-view of .oneofthe hooplike fastening members employed in connection withithe articlesof-headwear.

.Referring more-particularly to the drawings, andespecially to ,the form of myinvention disclosedinfFigs. 1 through 3'my improvedarticle of ,head wear is die `cut,

or otherwise formed, from asingle blank of v,sheet material, ,suchaspapen paperboard, `synthetic resinsor the likeato rreduee eilexible. body.

`(The body4 isfformedto provide a head-.embracing'croyvn baud 1,.the,latter beings-adapted `for arcuatecurvatllre over the head of the wearer, with thexsides 2,-.-.2 .Ofathe i head. ,disposed for engagement with the sides. ofthe. wearerfs head. Also formed integrally, with ,the` bandvzLis a poslhioning*ilap A3, whichis placed so that itsurrounls, or presses upon vthe v top, ,of4 the tweareris head. Theltopfnpob rtion shown at la of the crown'vband andmthe flap i3 ex- .tteundaupwardly ,andangularly withl respect to the rh0r=iZQntel item 1 .the ferwerdlv located, edge i4 .which ',.formsrrhe `Ejuntu,rebetween lthe part` la andtheap 3.

In this linstance, theiiap 3 isformed ,centrally thereof with apair oftransversely spaced parallel ,slits'ffwhich yformbetween them awel) shownA at 6. Adap,ted, ,to .be inserted` through theslits kandmto underlie thawebg is the intermediate; portion ,of a` ,hoop-like, resilient fastening member 7. This member is arrangeda'interionrly,ofggthe I.article votdiead vv.wear andislconcealed thereby5from eX- teriorv fview. Preferably y,the fastening, member, isfffo'rrned 'from e'resilientfmeterielfsueh.aseneef the sy betie v1 .,resius,.although other-materials may, be ;us,ed. Byt being inserted beneath 4the web 6 v,and extending-y. through, the slits 5, longitudinal movemenQof-theffasteninggmember T. of ani accidental .nature Arelative to-thebody ofithearticle ing: thehoop .through theslitsy and beneath thegwebg #When'e ,eperetivelv positioned.. the.heeneervestehold the article in its proper place. The sivdes of'thefastening hoop closely engage the inner surfaces of the-rownlband .sides-,l .flaerdfery .tefeeeee the; endeet-thei-.lioon the `..Sidee.2..ef thebeed-tl-termieate intabs. 8- These essere adapted to lbe folded about the lines 9 so that the same are disposed on the inside of the article, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. Each of the tabs d is formed with a transverse slit l0, which is adapted to register with the slits 11 shown as formed in the lower portions of each of the sides 2. In addition to the slit 1l., the lower end of each of the sides 2 is formed with another parallel slit l2.

When the tabs are turned upwardly, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the slits 10 and lil are in registering order. This permits the ends of the positioning and fastening hoop 7 to pass through the registering slits il? and 1l from the inside of the article to the outside thereof, as shown more particularly in Fig. 5, and the extreme lower ends of the hoop are then inserted in the lowermost of the slits 12, being confined in a pocket 13 formed in the extreme lower portions of the article between the sides 2 and the upturned tabs 8.

In the use of the article, it is a very simple matter to fold the paper blank from which the article is formed by bending the ap 3 inwardly so that it is disposed below the top portion 1a of the crown band l, and to bend the tabs 8 upwardly rso that the slit 10 in each thereof registers with the body slit 11 of the article. The securing hoop or member then has the intermediate portion thereof inserted beneath the web 6 by being passed through the slits of the aps 3, and the ends of the hoop or securing member are then trained through the slits 10, 11, and 12 so that the same are disposed in and protected by the materials forming the pockets 13. Due to the resiliency of the hoop or fastening member the sides thereof may be spread apart as the article is positioned upon the head of the wearer. Upon releasing the spread-apart sides, the same respond to the inherent resiliency of the material from which they are formed and engage the sides of the wearers head with sufficient rmness to positively retain the associated article in its applied position.

This construction avoids the necessity of employing elastic bands or tapes in the securing of such articles as set forth in my aforesaid application, eliminating the objections to the elastic fastening elements and on its own behalf providing a simple, eliicient and concealed fastening means which does not disarrange the hair of the wearer nor cause any binding or cutting action, as is apt to occur when elastic bands comprise the fastening means. The hoop may be readily inserted in the paper articles or removed therefrom, so that it may be used repeatedly, thus minimizing the cost of utilizing paper articles of head wear as contemplated herein.

The articles shown in Figs. 5 and 6 possess substantially the same features of construction as that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3, with the exception that the web 6 has been omitted. While this arrangement positions the central portion of the hoop between the part 1a of the crown band and the ap 3, the latter is allowed to assume an operating position more closely approximating the plane of the wearers head, as will be apparent by reference to Figs. 2 and 6. In the modification disclosed in Fig. 4, in lieu of employing the slits 10, 11 and 12, the tab 8a is merely folded upon the sides of the crown band and adhesively secured thereto, leaving a pocket as disclosed at 13a in which the lower ends of the hoop 7 are removably received.

It will be noted that in both forms of my invention, the part 1a of the crown band projects upwardly at an angle. In use, suitable indicia is adapted to be printed or otherwise applied on this upstanding portion of the article, such as the name of the commercial establishment in which the article is worn.

In view of the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and advantages of my improved article of head wear will be readily understood by those skilled in the art, and therefore a more extended explanation has been accordingly omitted.

I claim:

l. An article of head wear comprising: a disposable band of freely flexible sheet material, said band being formed to possess a generally arched formation providing a crown flap and an internal, laterally offset continuation constituting a positioning flap, the latter being integrally joined with inner intermediately disposed edge regions of the crown flap by a fold line which terminates at the opposite ends thereof in outwardly diverging slits separating the crown and positioning aps at the ends of the latter and enabling the article when folded for use to extend across the top of the wearers head and downwardly against its opposite sides, the article being open at its front and back, with the positioning flap folded inwardly of the article beneath and within the confines of the crown flap, said crown flap terminating at its opposite ends in inwardly foldable tab regions, the latter being provided with pocket-forming slits adapted for registry with corresponding slits formed in the ends of the crown ap when the tab regions are inwardly folded against the ends of the crown flap; and a bowed, head-engaging and clamping strip having resiliently separable legs, said strip being separable from said disposable article for repeated usage in connection with other substituted articles and being formed so that when applied to a given article the same is disposed between said crown and positioning flaps, with the lower ends of the separable legs of the strip engaged with said slits and held against displacement by the same, whereby to cause said strip to apply inwardly directed forces to the article in resiliently clamping the same on the wearers head.

2. An article of head wear as defined in and by claim 1, wherein said positioning flap is formed intermediately thereof with web-forming slits for the reception of the intermediate part of said bowed clamping strip in positively retaining said intermediate part of the strip against displacement with respect to the crown ap and the positioning ap between which the strip is disposed.

3. An article of head wear as defined in and by claim 2, wherein the intermediate region of the band-like body of the article is formed with a pair of spaced, parallel, webproducing slits for the reception of contiguous intermediate portions of said clamping strip, whereby to preclude displacement of the strip relative to the article body with which it is joined.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 857,392 Habbema-Horak June 18, 1907 1,386,890 Matyk Aug. 9, 1921 1,692,719 Busey Nov. 20, 1928 2,199,427 Dohen May 7, 1940 2,521,017 Moen et al Sept. 5, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 11,899 Great Britain Sept. 18, 1886 

